Key result
Risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, and atherosclerosis, along with female sex and urban residence, were highly prevalent among 53 patients admitted for transient ischemic attack.
Why the study?
The study sought to highlight the main characteristics and risk factors of transient ischemic attack in hospitalized patients.
Observational (n=53)
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This descriptive study confirms that hypertension, obesity, and atherosclerosis are the primary modifiable risk factors for TIA in this Romanian cohort, predominantly affecting older women in urban areas.
May guide local TIA prevention; leaves open generalizability and causality beyond this small cohort.
The transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a common cerebrovascular ischemic disease whose symptoms resolve within a maximum of 24 hours. The study carried out by us is a retrospective descriptive one, in which we sought to highlight the main characteristics of TIA in patients admitted to the Emergency Hospital in Turnu-Severin municipality in Mehedinți county, in the period 2016-2020, including a group of 53 patients, mainly from Mehedinți county. The analysis of the study group and the risk factors showed that TIA mainly affects the elderly, over 50 years old, with the highest incidence being recorded in the 60-80-year age groups, with an extremely low incidence under 40 years. Significant differences were found between the sexes and between the social environments, with women and people from the urban environment being more prone to suffer a TIA. Among the most important modifiable risk factors encountered in TIA patients included in the study, the following were highlighted: HTN, obesity and atherosclerosis. Knowing the modifiable factors and combating them can improve the prognosis of AIT.
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Păun et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Transient ischemic attack (n=53). Risk factors (hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis) was evaluated on Characteristics and risk factors of TIA. Risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, and atherosclerosis, along with female sex and urban residence, were highly prevalent among 53 patients admitted for transient ischemic attack.
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